Off road tyres for Gen2 Lib?

jamesd · Post by **jamesd** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 2:47 am

So I have 195/60 15's on my Liberty, which is just in the shop getting a lovely new set of shocks and springs. I am not changing the ride height .cos almost all of my driving is round town and I didn't fancy the higher centre of gravity due to my tendency to push hard from time to time.

My current tyres are some brand I'd never heard of: Champiro, they came with the Gen1 Impreza wheels I bought on Ebay for $100 and have about 5k left on them. By the look of them they certainly weren't made with the birdsville track or snow country in mind.

My question is: can I get any kind of mildly chunky tyre in the 195/60 15 size?
I can't seem to find any on tyre manufacturer websites.

Am I better off picking up some 14'' wheels to run 185/70 14's on when I'm heading bush? Are proper off rd tyres available in that size due to the higher aspect ratio? And if I did this would I need to get a re-alignment each time I swapped sets?

Advice welcomed

suparu · Post by **suparu** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 3:41 am

I know you can get a 195x75x14 BFGoodWrich AllTerrain T/A KO.
http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/tire-sel ... a-ko-tires

It's a good tire to be sure (I have it in 27x8.5x14 right now).
Maybe a bit more than "mildly chunky" but I recommend it because I'm a fan.

BUT, I'm into a bit of off road and have done some lifting in my US 1995 Legacy, although 90% of my driving is pavement too.

I don't think you'll need to re-allign after changing tires on rims seasonally, but I just use mine all year so I couldn't say for sure.

best,
-mw-